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  • past tense form of moon.
  • past participle of moon.

mooned

American  
[moond] / mund /

adjective

  1. ornamented with moons or crescents.

  2. orb- or crescent-shaped.


mooned British  
/ muːnd /

adjective

  1. decorated with a moon

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of mooned

First recorded in 1540–50; moon + -ed 3

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She and Tom Arnold had mooned the crowd at a World Series game to show off their matching tattoos.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2018

That idea was encapsulated by the verbal exchange as Peggy mooned over those roses.

From Slate Apr. 21, 2014

Buffy The Vampire Slayer and its spin-off, Angel, were cult classics, the just-home-from-school fantasy shows that made vampires sexy long before R-Patz and Kristen mooned at each other in Twilight.

From The Guardian Jun. 2, 2013

So far, she seems mild-mannered compared with McQueen, who once mooned the crowd, in lieu of a bow, at the end of his runway show.

From Seattle Times May 9, 2011

Eddie mooned on down to La Ida and talked to his friend the bartender.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

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